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United States historic place
Samuel Smith Tavern Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Smith Tavern excavation, c. 1970
Samuel Smith Tavern Site is located in Cape CodSamuel Smith Tavern SiteShow map of Cape CodSamuel Smith Tavern Site is located in MassachusettsSamuel Smith Tavern SiteShow map of MassachusettsSamuel Smith Tavern Site is located in the United StatesSamuel Smith Tavern SiteShow map of the United States
Nearest cityWellfleet, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°55′12″N 70°03′26″W / 41.919906°N 70.057118°W / 41.919906; -70.057118
Built1690
NRHP reference No.77000108
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1977

The Samuel Smith Tavern Site is a historic archeological site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. It encompasses the remains of a late 17th-century tavern operated by Samuel Smith, owner of Great Island, which shelters Wellfleet Harbor. The tavern site is located within the Cape Cod National Seashore, and is accessible via the Great Island Trail. The site was excavated in 1969–70, recovering thousands of artifacts, including clay pipes, drinking artifacts, a harpoon, and a chopping block fashioned from whale vertebrae.

The tavern site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Great Island Trail brochure" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. "Guide's Guide to Great Island" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  4. "2011 Cape Cod National Seashore Newsletter" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
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